Man charged in subway push death blames voices

Naeem Davis stands in front of Judge Lynn Kotler during his arraignment on murder charges Dec. 5, 2012, in New York. / AP Photo/New York Post

NEW YORK The man who police say pushed another man to his death in front of an oncoming New York City subway train says he was high on drugs and trying to combat voices in his head.

Authorities have charged 30-year-old Naeem Davis with second-degree murder in the Monday death of 58-year-old Ki-Suck Han.

Davis tells the New York Post in a jailhouse interview that Han had grabbed his arm and threatened him earlier.

He says he was coaxed into shoving Han by voices in his head that he couldn't control.

Davis tells the newspaper he didn't attempt to pull Han to safety because "it happened so fast" and he was "under the influence."

He says he didn't mean to kill Han.

[whatthehellisthis3937]

It "IS" New York...he might be free already, who knows?

[nytosf]

I can't imagin a fu*k like this making it this far in age/life without killing someone already. The size of this monster should have made him laugh at or just shrugged off ANY smaller man no matter what. Typical BOY Dat's all dare is, jus axe me.

[ReasonableHumanBeing]

Perhaps this is merely an expected consequence of our national failure to provide humane assistance for the mentally ill. We closed the institutions and forced fragile human beings into the streets, and into prisons. Why -- cost savings. At what cost? Our family's safety. I have already taught my young son to never stand near the tracks. Anger can erupt at any time.

[gpx21dlr]

Has anyone worked out any timeline for this? How fast the train was moving? How much time elapsed before it reach the victim? Could anyone, other than superman, possibly have jumped in to save this man IN TIME? I take SF/Bay Area BART and it is going at a fast clip into the station, I don't think I would have the time or the nerve to jump on the tracks to help a person who has fallen.

[dronesovrdc]

there is no excuse for a deliberate killing of another person, it sounds like he doesn't wan't to be responsible for what he did, but he is responisble. this man belongs behind bars.

[taxed01]

Oh gee - he hears voices. In our so-called justice system that make murder OK. Let him go to kill as many as he wants, after all - he has rights.